Predictive factors for compliance with transanal irrigation for the treatment of defecation disorders

Table 1 Predominant symptoms, main causes of constipation/fecal incontinence, and prior surgical procedures for constipation/fecal incontinence in the 108 patients trained in transanal irrigation n (%)

	Study group (n = 108)
Predominant symptoms
Constipation	65 (60.2)
Fecal incontinence	43 (39.8)
Type of constipation
Slow transit constipation	15 (15.3)
Obstructed defecation	47 (48)
Mixed constipation	36 (36.7)
Type of FI
Active FI	12 (21)
Passive FI	42 (73.7)
Mixed FI	3 (5.3)
Main causes of constipation/FI
Neurological disease (multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, spinal cord injury, Parkinson disease):	41 (38)
Slow transit constipation	17 (15.7)
Obstructed defecation syndrome	28 (25.9)
FI	22 (20.4)
Pudendal neuropathy	11
Sphincter lesion	5
Low rectal/reservoir compliance	5
Idiopathic	1
Prior surgical procedures	32 (29.6)
Rectal resection with colo-anal anastomosis	3
Colonic resection with colo-rectal anastomosis	3
Colonic resection with ileo-rectal anastomosis	1
Hysterectomy	1
Cystopexy	2
Rectopexy	4
Starr	1
Sacral nerve stimulation	15
Anorectal malformation	1
Rectoplasty	1

FI: Fecal incontinence.